Use-after-free in QEMU - CVE-2022-26353
Published: May 30, 2022 / Updated: May 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63783
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26353
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the virtio-net device of QEMU. A privileged user can exploit this issue to crash QEMU or potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26353
Install updates from vendor's website.